Related Links
Community College Initiatives/ Programs
Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count
Opening Doors
League for Innovation Projects (full list)
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Organizations and Research Centers
American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)
Serves as the primary advocacy organization for the nation's community colleges. The Association represents more than 1,100 associate degree-granting institutions and some 10 million students.
Association of Community College Trustees
A nonprofit educational organization of governing boards, representing more than 6,500 elected and appointed trustees who govern over 1,200 community, technical, and junior colleges in the United States, Canada, and England.
Community College Associations (by state)
Center for Community College Policy (Education Commission of the States)
Provides news, research, analyses, and technical assistance for state education policymakers.
The College Board: Community Colleges
Community College Baccalaureate Association
Community College Business Officers
Community College Survey of Student Engagement
The Community College Leadership Program (CCLP) (Doctoral program at UT-Austin)
Community College Research Center (Teachers College, Columbia University)
The leading independent authority on the nation’s more than 1,200 two-year colleges.
Council for the Study of Community Colleges
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
The Institute for Community College Development (Cornell University and SUNY)
The League for Innovation in the Community College
MDRC: Community Colleges
Middle College High School Consortium
Sites involve high schools located at community colleges, particularly targeting at-risk learners.
National Alliance of Community and Technical Colleges (Institute of Higher Education at the University of Florida)
National Association of College and University Business Officers
The National Association of College and University Business Officers is a nonprofit professional organization representing chief administrative and financial officers at more than 2,100 colleges and universities across the country.
National Community College Chair Academy (Mesa Community College- Maricopa, AZ)
National Community College Hispanic Council
National Council of State Directors of Community Colleges
Provides a forum for the exchange of information about developments, trends, and problems in state systems of community colleges.
National Initiative for Leadership and Institutional Effectiveness (NCSU)
National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD)
The outreach organization of the Community College Leadership Program (CCLP) at the University of Texas at Austin. NISOD is a consortium of colleges and universities promoting professional development of faculty, administrators, and staff, and focusing on community college leadership and community college studies.
Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL) (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
The Rural Community College Alliance
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Other Education Links (Higher Education, Education Research and Policy, Workforce Competitiveness Strategy)
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
American Council on Education
American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC)
American Education Research Association (AERA)
Association for the Study of Higher Education
Center for Urban Education
Council for Higher Education Accreditation
Education Trust
Promotes high academic achievement of students at all levels, K-16, and closing achievement gaps. Website includes interactive state and national data, reports, and data disks.
The Institute for Higher Education Policy
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
National Center for Higher Education Management Systems
National Center for Postsecondary Improvement (NCPI)
Collaborative research venture of Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania, and The University of Michigan
National Center for Research in Vocational Education
National Council of Instructional Administrators
Pathways to College
An alliance of foundations, organizations, and others, focusing research-based knowledge and resources on improving college preparation, access, and success for under-served populations. Website includes publications, resources, and a clearinghouse.
State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO)
A non-profit, nationwide association of the chief executive officers serving statewide coordinating and governing boards of postsecondary education. Website includes projects, resources, publications, and information on K-16 systems.
Workforce Strategy Center
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Government Agencies
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Labor
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Journals/ Periodicals
AcademicInfo: Online Degree Programs & Subject Guides
Online education resource center with extensive subject guides and distance learning information
Change
Published bimonthly by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, spotlights trends, provides new insights and ideas, and analyzes the implications of educational programs, policies, and practices.
Chronicle of Higher Education: Community College News
Provides weekly updates on news of importance to community colleges. Website also features a jobs listing, and an email update service (most of the resources on this website are only accessible to members).
Community College Journal of Research and Practice
A multidisciplinary forum for researchers and practitioners in higher education and the behavioral and social sciences.
Community College Review
Published by the Department of Adult and Community College Education at North Carolina State University, disseminates research that focuses on community college education.
Community College Week
Covers state and national news affecting community, technical and junior colleges. It highlights exemplary programs, provides opinion from leading authorities and decision-makers, and furnishes a classified marketplace for conferences, workshops, and product services.
Learning Abstracts and Leadership Abstracts
Monthly publications by the League for Innovation in the Community College addressing ways to become more learning-centered institutions and exploring key leadership issues in the community college.
New Directions for Community Colleges
A quarterly publication that provides guidance in meeting the challenges of the distinctive and expanding educational mission of community colleges.
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